The Quit India Movement began on 8 August 1942 after Mahatma Gandhi’s call of “Do or Die,” marking a decisive mass uprising against British rule. Despite mass arrests and harsh repression, the movement reshaped India’s freedom struggle and accelerated the push toward independence.

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• Launched 8 Aug 1942 after Gandhi’s “Do or Die” call
•  Mass arrests left movement leaderless → grassroots uprising
•  British repression: 100,000+ arrests, Congress banned
•  Rapid nationwide spread: students, workers, peasants active
•  Underground networks formed: secret radio, sabotage, parallel governments
•  Key leaders: Aruna Asaf Ali, JP Narayan, Lohia, Usha Mehta, Biju Patnaik
•  Movement driven by Cripps failure, wartime hardship, rising nationalism
•  Three phases: urban strikes → rural sabotage → parallel governments
•  Strengthened unity, women’s role, and anti-colonial sentiment
•  Forced Britain to accept India’s freedom as inevitable by 1947